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Kris Borer is the author of 'The Ethics of Anarcho Capitalism' and I invited him on the show for an extended exploration of what libertarianism, capitalism, libertarianism etc actually is and whether Australians should take notice or simply go on living ignorant of these ideologies. Is taxation theft? Are government subsidies unethical? Is it ok to do some harm to avoid even greater harm? We discu...

In this special episode of The People’s Project with Stanford’s Jay Bhattacharya and the Assistant Secretary General (ret.) of the United Nations Professor Ramesh Thakur: ANALYSING MELBOURNE'S LOCKDOWNS We step through the lockdowns and delve into the science behind the Great Barrington Declaration compared to 'The ScienceTM' practised by governments around the world (except Sweden). Jay has some...

In this week's episode of The People's Project with David Limbrick MP and Human Rights Lawyer Peter Fam: EXPERTS ATTACK VACCINE MANDATES The esteemed British Medical Journal (which has been braver than most journals) details the insane politicisation of mandates and the demonisation of people backfiring for the medical establishment. We read out the most egregious statements by world leaders. AUST...

In this week's episode of The People's Project: FAT IS THE NEW FIT The body positivity movement brought us 'beautiful at any size' but now we're drifting into 'healthy at any size' which is surely, medically, empirically, experientially and scientifically untrue. THE NEW RELIGION: SOCIAL JUSTICE Author Andrew Doyle writes about the Salem Witch Trials in 1692 which when properly understood, explain...

Father of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, John Shipton, and whistle-blower David McBride join Discernable for an exclusive deep dive into government secrets.  Do we still believe that Western governments are more noble than Chinese, Russian and other world governments? Who exactly are 'the good guys' and 'the bad guys' on the world stage? Are government secrets and warmongering the price to...

In this week's episode of The People's Project: DAN HAS A PROBLEM #CookversusCrook Daniel Andrews, Brett Sutton and Dandenong council have created a monster! A slug that threatens the Premier's own seat: Mulgrave. Ian Cook founded iCook Foods where a slug was planted by a corrupt Melbourne council with backing from the Labor Party. With a team of retired detectives Ian has defeated all charges and...

Box Hill is the Chinese capital of Melbourne, much like Hurstville in Sydney. Traditionally a Liberal seat (1955-1982 and 1992-2018), it is tipped to return to the Liberals in the Nov 2022 election with Malaysian candidate Nicole Werner. Daughter of working class migrants from Malaysia in 1987, Nicole is a lifelong local of Box Hill whose career has been managing charities in the not-for-profit se...

In this week's episode of The People's Project: WHY IS FERTILITY CRASHING Reproductive epidemiologist Shanna Swan PhD details crashing fertility across all species due to endocrine disruptors in our environment WHY ARE YOU SENDING YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL? We argue out the validity of school. Is it just daycare? IS UNIVERSITY STILL RELEVANT? What is the role of universities and are they living up to it...

Robert Barwick is the Research Director of the Australian Citizens Party and has been revealing the influence of big banks at the core of our politics for decades. In this interview we explored: How lobbyists control the direction of Australia's politics How Australia's cash ban was defeated Australia's 'bail in laws' that steal the savings of Australians The immorality of Uber The kind of protest...

Norman Fenton is a professor of Risk Information Management at Queen Mary University of London and director of Agena - a company focused on uncertainty quantification, probabilistic models and smart data. He has spoken out loudly and often against 'statistical illusions' that, though convincing, are in complete mathematical error.  The professor believes these statistical illusions have been...

In this week's episode of The People's Project: MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS Neighbours have turned on neighbours, but will increased surveillance sneak in by stealth? Amazon's Ring cameras partner with police forces to catch the crims...and give you a subsidy. WHY SHOULDN'T I KEEP IT? Defeated Prime Minister Scott Morrison is found out to have secretly stashed some powers away for himself. Does power c...

Professor Mattias Desmet is the author of The Psychology of Totalitarianism - a book that describes a world in the grips of 'mass formation'.  Under the correct conditions, the professor believes that a specific type of group formation can emerge, and has emerged in 2020. He cites historical examples where masses formed such as 'concentration camps to deal with the Jews, crusades to deal with...

Amar Singh is the founder of Turbans 4 Australia and a practising Sikh. Growing up in the same area as Matt (Campbelltown, NSW) he sat down with Discernable to discuss what it was like growing up in South West Sydney and his embrace of Sikhism and everything it represents. Watch the full interview at https://discernable.io/amar-singh-sikhism-and-turbans-4-australia --------------------------------...

Professor Joseph Camilleri is one of Australia's leading International Relations scholars, publishing over 15 books and contributing hundreds of chapters and refereed articles in academic journals. He joined Discernable to explain where Australia sits in the world, and whether Australians perceive their place in the world. We explored: Whether and how China would invade Australia Why China wants T...

Ryan Smith MP was the Minister for Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Youth Affairs in Victoria between 2010 and 2014. He remains a sitting member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Shadow Minister for Finance, Planning & Heritage and Suburban Recovery. He will be contesting to retain the seat of Warrandyte in the November 2022 election. He joined Discernable to face the...

In this week's episode of The People's Project: BEIJING IRAN ‘MERICA? The world is heating up. After Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China is enjoying some sabre rattling. Major General (ret.) Jim Molan believes China will attack Australia to squeeze Taiwan but Prof Joseph Camilleri says this is fanciful. Looking at the USA military bases around the world, is it any wonder countries like Iran are also f...

Clare Pain is a medical journalist. During the first two years of the pandemic her work involved writing up scientific papers for doctors in Australia – to keep them up to date with the science. She started to notice some strange changes to the culture of the medical profession and medical journalism in Australia and had increasing doubts about the way the pandemic was being handled by governments...

Ken Phillips is the founder and executive director of Self Employed Australia. He joined Discernable to lay out the long history of governments and powerful interests attacking the right of Australians to remain self-employed. Ken dived deep into the basis of commercial contracts upon which self-employed Australians rely versus the encroachment of employment contracts that everyone is being pushed...

In this week's episode of The People's Project: HER MAJESTY THE COLONISER The moment the Indigenous Voice to Parliament died - is Senator Lidia Thorpe showing guts or will her disrespect scuttle the referendum? RUGBY PRIDE 7 NRL players refuse to wear 'Pride' jerseys and the world loses their mind. But if you are Muslim and play in the AFLW, it's totally fine. GO WOKE, GO BROKE Hollywood studios c...

Bhaskaran Raman is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He has a particular interest in data analysis and has been on a mission to 'unscare India' since witnessing what he describes as the 'destroying of society for our children'. In this interview we explored the pandemic in the Indian context. I specifically wanted to hear a first hand...

Edward Hore is the founder and President of Australian Cycle Alliance, an organisation that advocates for safe and inclusive riding for anyone who decides to ride a bicycle, for any reason. We discussed: 0:41 What is the Australian Cycle Alliance? 3:06 Programs to help people start riding 6:45 How popular is riding a bike? 10:20 Drivers vs Cyclists 16:03 When your workmates abuse you when you’re c...

This is the creamiest custard/ice cream you will ever taste. Recipes like this are commercially unviable so impossible to find unless you make it yourself. Follow along and experience Matt's rich custard (and ice cream!). Ingredients 600ml cream (thickened cream from Woolworths is perfect) 150ml water 6 egg yolks 1/2 cup xylitol (or 1/2 cup sugar) 1/4 teaspoon guar gum (only if proceeding to ice c...

In this week's episode of The People's Project: VICTORIA - THE CORRUPT STATE We hear from the IBAC Commissioner who condemns Daniel Andrews presiding over a corrupt culture for generations of politicians REAL POLL RESULTS Emily explains the difference between polls that contradict themselves. How many seats need to change in Victoria to see a change? TRANSGENDER BATHROOMS Bernie Finn's replacement...

In this week's episode of The People's Project: BE VERY AFRAID Australia just isn't getting the message, so we do our best to roll out more fear and shining examples of appropriate fear responses. THE THOUGHT POLICE We explain how the UK Police now fight 'non-crime', and how it could eventually affect Australians during job applications. MOULDY RENTALS This is the story of a Gold Coast family who...

Jeffrey A. Tucker is a prolific author who has written many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press. He founded the Brownstone Institute which is the self-described 'spiritual child of the Great Barrington Declaration' where you can find a cacophony of rational voices spanning the entire political and academic spectrum. His books are widely published in multiple languages on topic...